Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

142 S. Ct. 1638 · Decided May 16, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate was decided on May 16, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 21-12

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-040, docket 2021-040-01.

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